Meanings
plural picketers
- Someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line.
At the first show at U.C.L.A., picketers ended up joining the ticket line to see what the play was about.
2007 June 9, Sharon Waxman, “What’s in a Slur? A New Play Searches for Answers”, in New York Times1 more example
While hourly workers ponder the agreement, salaried workers at G.M., many of whom encountered picketers blocking plant entrances when they arrived for work on Monday and Tuesday, said they, too, were thankful the strike did not drag on, because there was no upside for them.
2007 September 27, Nick Bunkley, Mary M. Chapman, “Off the Picket Line at G.M., Relieved but Wary”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line.
Origin
Translations
Finnish lakkovahti
- lakkovahtisomeone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line
Russian пике́тчик, пике́тчица
- пике́тчик (pikétčik)someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line
- пике́тчица (pikétčica)someone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line
Spanish piquetero
- piqueterosomeone who pickets; one participating in a demonstration or posted on a picket line
Cite this entry
picketer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picketer
“picketer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picketer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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